French Open: Iga Svitek’s stormy victory over Claire Liu, Arina Sabalenka also in the second round
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Madison Keys, the US 20th-ranked player, ended her campaign with compatriot Kayla Day. The 23-year-old Day, ranked 138 in the world rankings, defeated Keys 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Alex de Minaur of Australia, ranked 18th in the men’s rankings, was defeated by Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. Novak Djokovic and World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz also won their respective matches to enter the third round.
Djokovic beat Marton Fuksovics 7-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the second round on Wednesday night, while Alcaraz beat Taro Daniels 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. On the other hand, Gael Monfils, who won the match in five sets in the first round, did not play in the second round due to a left wrist injury and was ruled out of the tournament.
Sabalenka did not answer
Second seed Arina Sabalenka of Belarus refused to answer questions about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a press conference after winning her second round match. After winning the first round, Sabalenka said that no player from Russia or Belarus supports the war. Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk, who lost to Sabalenka in the first round, urged reporters to ask the 25-year-old whether she personally supported or opposed the war.
Sabalenka was asked whether she supports Belarus’ leader Alexander Lukashenko. He said, ‘I don’t have an answer for you so thanks for your question.’
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